COLMAP Alternatives3D Modelers and other similar apps like COLMAP

COLMAP is described as 'General-purpose Structure-from-Motion pipeline with a graphical and command-line interface. It offers a wide range of features for reconstruction of ordered and unordered image collections' and is a 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to COLMAP for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Python. The best COLMAP alternative is Meshroom, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like COLMAP are Agisoft Metashape, RealityCapture, insight3d and 3DF Zephyr.

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  1. Meshroom icon
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    Meshroom is a free, open-source 3D Reconstruction Software based on the AliceVision Photogrammetric Computer Vision framework.

    22 Meshroom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
    • Meshroom is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to COLMAP.

    • Meshroom is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to COLMAP.

    • Meshroom is Free and Open SourceCOLMAP is also Free and Open Source
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    Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data to be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of...

    30 Agisoft Metashape alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Agisoft Metashape is the most popular Mac alternative to COLMAP.

    • Agisoft Metashape is the most popular commercial alternative to COLMAP.

    • Agisoft Metashape is Paid and ProprietaryCOLMAP is Free and Open Source
  3. RealityCapture icon
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    RealityCapture is a state-of-the-art all-in-one photogrammetry software solution which automatically extracts beautiful and accurate 3D models from a set of ordinary images and / or laser scans.

    21 RealityCapture alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. insight3d icon
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    insight3d let’s you create 3D models from photos. You give it a series of photos of a real scene, it automatically matches them and then calculates positions in space from which each photo has been taken along with a cool 3D pointcloud of the scene.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 3DF Zephyr icon
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    3DF Zephyr Pro allows you to automatically reconstruct 3D models from photos. The process is completely automatic and no coded targets, manual editing or special equipments are needed. 3DF Zephyr is built on top of 3Dflow proprietary, cutting-edge, reconstruction technology.

    19 3DF Zephyr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. MicMac icon
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    MicMac is a free open-source (Cecill-B licence) photogrammetric suite that can be used in a variety of 3D reconstruction scenarios. In aims mainly at professionnal or academic users but constant efforts are made to make it more accessible to the general public.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Petro Outlet icon
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    Petro Outlet is a modern fully featured back office application for the convenience industry with two modules. One for independent stations and franchises. The other for brand names and distributors.The application can be accessed on a computer or on-the-go via a Smartphone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Petro Outlet is the most popular Web-based alternative to COLMAP.

    • Petro Outlet is Freemium and ProprietaryCOLMAP is Free and Open Source
  8. OpenSfM icon
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    OpenSfM is a Structure from Motion library written in Python. The library serves as a processing pipeline for reconstructing camera poses and 3D scenes from multiple images. It consists of basic modules for Structure from Motion (feature detection/matching, minimal solvers) with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. TeleSculptor icon
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    Open-source application for Structure-from-Motion/Multiview Stereo/Synthetic Aperture/Photogrammetry fused depth maps with KWIVER algorithms. Uses metadata from GPS & IMU sensors or image/video keyframes. Estimates camera parameters and 3D landmarks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    GOM Inspect Pro is your software for detailed evaluations of 3D data. Use GOM Inspect Pro for simple or complex inspection tasks - from capturing the part to be inspected, mesh processing, CAD import, necessary GD&T calculations to trend analyses, digital assembly or...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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